Import/export HS code 51119098: Heavy other wool or animal hair fabrics

Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing more than 300 g/m²

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 376,101
Denmark 160,534
Belgium 158,894
France 101,119
India 94,691

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 251,463 124,638 -126,825
Denmark 144,764 15,770 -128,994
Belgium 27,250 131,644 +104,394
France 27,598 73,521 +45,923
India 34,574 60,117 +25,543
United States 69,900 23,712 -46,188
Germany 3,541 88,598 +85,057
Latvia 33,927 0 -33,927
Eswatini 0 26,637 +26,637
Bulgaria 0 18,803 +18,803

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 387,477
Belgium 175,863
United Kingdom 149,669
China 137,137
India 99,177

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 237,774 149,703 -88,071
Belgium 31,775 144,088 +112,313
United Kingdom 36,290 113,379 +77,089
China 124,799 12,338 -112,461
India 37,246 61,931 +24,685
United States 46,459 3,198 -43,261
France 18,964 29,268 +10,304
Latvia 33,927 0 -33,927
Eswatini 0 26,637 +26,637
Turkey 6,574 19,088 +12,514

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 7
West Yorkshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 16 14 -2
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 481,118
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 439,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 340,489
Other 2,771

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 188,793 292,325 +103,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 270,073 169,571 -100,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,231 159,258 -21,973
Other 2,771 0 -2,771

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 198,911
London Gateway Port 171,021
East Midlands Airport 155,589
Immingham Docks 133,246
London Heathrow Airport 113,272

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 123,692 75,219 -48,473
London Gateway Port 79,619 91,402 +11,783
East Midlands Airport 66,073 89,516 +23,443
Immingham Docks 123,665 9,581 -114,084
London Heathrow Airport 63,738 49,534 -14,204
Birmingham Airport 13,122 94,269 +81,147
Felixstowe 31,531 58,016 +26,485
London 61,836 16,735 -45,101
London Stansted Airport 35,894 28,798 -7,096
Eurotunnel 13,036 35,025 +21,989

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of textiles 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 9
2026-02 5
2026-01 5
2025-12 6

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 22
54m+ 12
0-1m 9
Other 7
15m-54m 6

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 4,331,310
United States 1,333,551
Turkey 267,106
China 225,014
Lithuania 134,042

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 2,028,102 2,303,208 +275,106
United States 530,811 802,740 +271,929
Turkey 112,571 154,535 +41,964
China 144,510 80,504 -64,006
Lithuania 77,663 56,379 -21,284
France 76,808 47,786 -29,022
Poland 57,425 43,744 -13,681
Italy 18,996 73,431 +54,435
New Zealand 32,964 53,884 +20,920
India 48,325 28,173 -20,152

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,890,808
Air transport 2,127,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 421,346

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,300,591 2,590,217 +289,626
Air transport 1,029,824 1,097,190 +67,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,383 284,963 +148,580

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,115,108
East Midlands Airport 752,989
London Heathrow Airport 719,013
Dover 709,772
ZLC 278,538

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,951,876 2,163,232 +211,356
East Midlands Airport 361,336 391,653 +30,317
London Heathrow Airport 342,316 376,697 +34,381
Dover 336,041 373,731 +37,690
ZLC 157,126 121,412 -35,714
Southampton 0 272,364 +272,364
Manchester Airport 63,558 173,570 +110,012
Liverpool Docks 136,448 2,200 -134,248
London Stansted Airport 62,824 18,970 -43,854
Immingham Docks 11,357 60,870 +49,513

Quick facts

HS code: 51119098

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing more than 300 g/m²